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Notes on the life history of a parasitic copepod, Lernaea chackoensis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

C. P. Gnanamuthu
C. P. Gnanamuthu
Affiliation:
Director, Zoology Research Laboratory, Madras University
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1. The nauplius, the metanauplius and the first copepodid larva, of Lernaea chackoensis were reared in vitro and are described.

2. The four copepodid larvae obtained by artificial infection of Barbus stigma and Oryzias rubristigma are described.

3. The young females infesting the adult host fishes are described, noting the changes which take place after the copulation of the female larva.

4. The accelerated development of this tropica form and the need for a temporary host to complete the life cycle are discussed.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 41 , Issue 3-4 , December 1951 , pp. 148 - 155
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1951

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